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DMV signals support but flags fiscal and definitional concerns on S.46
Summary
Vermont DMV officials told the Senate Transportation Committee they could potentially support S.46 but urged clearer definitions, fiscal estimates, and coordination with the Department of Taxes and Joint Fiscal Office before the bill moves forward.
Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Baker Collier told the Senate Transportation Committee on Feb. 12 that DMV could “potentially support” the language in S.46 but had concerns about funding estimates and the bill’s definition of covered vehicles.
“On the amount. We haven't seen any numbers on the revenue effect on this bill,” Collier said, and expressed concern the current language could sweep in common pickup and service vehicles. “I think it can include a pickup truck, service vehicles. And I think that creates a slippery slope,” he said, noting the difficulty of distinguishing ordinary pickups used for commuting from…
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